Canonical tag issue, need help !

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by Charismatic_Verma, Jun 4, 2010.

  1. #1
    hi,

    I have learned the uses of canonical tag recently. Now, my question is. suppoose i have one master page -

    Targeted webpage page - www.example.com/science/medical-science
    Another page (clone) - www.example.com/science/medical-science?//586?789

    Now suppose these two are basically same webpages, i want all my visitor of link juice to be flown here - http://www.example.com/science/medical-science

    So shall i put the "canonical tag" in the source code of the "clone" page ??
    like - <link rel"canonical" href="www.example.com/science/medical-science">


    Do i need to put any canonical tag here as well - www.example.com/science/medical-science ???


    Please provide the solution as soon as possible.


    Thanks in advance
     
    Charismatic_Verma, Jun 4, 2010 IP
  2. dealeris

    dealeris Active Member

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    "Canonical" goes in <head> section of the non-canonical page(like your css codes) like this:
    <link rel="canonical" href="http://www.example.com/science/medical-science?//586?789"/>
    You have to put this on the targeted page, not on the clone.
     
    dealeris, Jun 4, 2010 IP
  3. Charismatic_Verma

    Charismatic_Verma Member

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    Are you sure there are some people telling me that the code should be implemented on the clone page, to show it as a duplicate or similar to that as targeted one.

    Like in the head section of - http://www.example.com/science/medical-science?//586?78 , i should need to put the following code : -

    <link rel="canonical" href="http://www.example.com/science/medical-science /">

    Even some people say that the code can be implemented on the target page as well......that's really a confusing situation. Dealeris, could you please clear the doubts.
     
    Charismatic_Verma, Jun 4, 2010 IP
  4. dealeris

    dealeris Active Member

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    I read about this on official google pages, this is definetly the right way to do it
     
    dealeris, Jun 7, 2010 IP
  5. fm1234

    fm1234 Peon

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    dealeris is right -- it goes on the main page. See Matt Cutts' expalanation here.


    Frank
     
    fm1234, Jun 26, 2010 IP